IRIDIUM 172, 43927
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 172, 43927 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 11 Jan 2019 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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IRIDIUM 172 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NGIS SSG Gilbert |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | ELITEBUS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 860 kg wet, 700 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Trap Box + 2 Pan, 9.4 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 14.423 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 172
1 43927U 19002F 24338.79961886 .00001007 00000-0 35241-3 0 9997
2 43927 86.3998 227.7196 0002143 85.5057 274.6384 14.34215621308648Epoch: 2024-12-03T19:11Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-03T19:11:27.069Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | -133.24712° |
| Altitude | 780.601 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 10m 52s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -0.35724° |
| Longitude | -133.50254° |
| Altitude | 780.606 km |
| Speed | 7.464 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 16h 29m 38s |
| Apparent Declination | -20° 33' 09" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 06:29:13 |
| Azimuth | 61.673° ENE |
| Elevation | -57.979° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 776.172 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.106 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.776 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002143 |
| Inclination | 86.3998° |
| RAAN | 227.7196° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 85.5057° |
| True anomaly | 274.61392° |
| Mean anomaly | 274.6384° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 274.62616° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00035241 |
| Orbital period | 100.34 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 2019 (2019-01-11 UTC)
| IRIDIUM 180, 43922 |
| IRIDIUM 176, 43923 |
| IRIDIUM 168, 43924 |
| IRIDIUM 173, 43925 |
| IRIDIUM 169, 43926 |
| IRIDIUM 172, 43927 |
| IRIDIUM 175, 43928 |
| IRIDIUM 171, 43929 |
| IRIDIUM 170, 43930 |
| IRIDIUM 167, 43931 |
IRIDIUM 172 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 9 mins | 2024-12-04 17:04:05.162Z | 167.111° S | 2024-12-04 17:09:05.162Z | 63.335° ENE | 40.641° | 2024-12-04 17:13:05.162Z | 11.055° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-04 18:48:05.162Z | 264.136° W | 2024-12-04 18:50:05.162Z | 289.394° WNW | 14.045° | 2024-12-04 18:52:05.162Z | 313.503° NW |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-05 03:37:05.162Z | 53.692° ENE | 2024-12-05 03:39:05.162Z | 80.122° E | 15.145° | 2024-12-05 03:41:05.162Z | 104.83° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-05 05:16:05.162Z | 344.658° N | 2024-12-05 05:20:05.162Z | 257.66° W | 39.602° | 2024-12-05 05:24:05.162Z | 196.635° SSW |
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